DEKALB COUNTY, GA– Following the profitable assessment and approval of the county’s 2025 tax digest by the Georgia Division of Income on Friday, Aug. 1, the DeKalb County Tax Commissioner’s Workplace will mail greater than 250,000 tax payments to property house owners starting Aug. 15. Payments for Metropolis of Atlanta properties in DeKalb might be mailed later.
“Annually, this workplace together with the DeKalb County Board of Commissioners, CEO, Tax Assessor’s Workplace (Property Appraisal), GIS, Boards of Training, metropolis governments, and county administration, work collectively to arrange the county’s tax digest,” stated Tax Commissioner Irvin Johnson. “Now my workplace can formally transfer ahead with the duty of gathering county taxes.”
The tax commissioner’s workplace is chargeable for billing, gathering and disbursing county taxes. Every tax invoice signifies how tax funds are distributed throughout the county. Payments show the breakdown of collected taxes for the county, together with the county’s common fund, hearth and police providers, together with cities and faculty board. Typically, the varsity board receives a majority proportion adopted by the county and cities. This yr, the workplace is about to gather roughly $1.8 billion in income.
Annually, property tax payments are computed primarily based on millage charges set by the governing authorities, the truthful market values decided by the Property Appraisal & Evaluation Division and the evaluation valuation of 40%. The payments additionally replicate any credit (deductions) which will outcome from EHOST and homestead exemptions supplied by state and native regulation. Some other charge will increase for 2025 might be included within the invoice.
Property house owners are inspired to enroll in e-billing notifications to keep away from mail supply points.
To choose in, entry your property data at publicaccess.dekalbtax.org and click on the “Join E-Alert” button. The system is presently offline and might be obtainable on Aug. 4.
Questions relating to property values ought to be directed to the county’s Property Appraisal Division at 404-371-0841. The deadline to enchantment values was July 18 for actual property property; July 24 for private property.
To contact the Tax Commissioner’s Workplace about tax funds and homestead exemptions, name 404-298-4000 or e mail proptax@dekalbcountyga.gov.
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